The first point you bring reminded me of the 36 questions experiment of Arthur Aaron, where the last part was to ask the two participants (now not big of strangers anymore) to stare into each-other eyes for 2-4 minutes, to stay in that vulnerability and really see the person in front of them. It brings closeness, intimacy and humanity all together.
And for the rest of the article, thank you:) for reminding empathy and kindness should not be left in a corner while we deal with these realities.
You’re way out of line in calling the IDF “blinded by revenge.” They could have bombed Gaza to bits with no warning. The exodus of civilians is hardly ideal but they are being given a chance to save themselves before Hamas is rooted out and destroyed. Hamas, that slaughtered thousands of innocent Israelis and tortured them first, torching babies in front of their parents, raping women before sitting their throats, and slashing a pregnant mother’s belly, yanking out her baby, and killing it while it was still attached by the umbilical cord. Not to mention what they are surely doing to the hostages. A military that is “blinded by revenge” wouldn’t give civilians a chance to peacefully exit beforehand. A retraction is in order here.
The first point you bring reminded me of the 36 questions experiment of Arthur Aaron, where the last part was to ask the two participants (now not big of strangers anymore) to stare into each-other eyes for 2-4 minutes, to stay in that vulnerability and really see the person in front of them. It brings closeness, intimacy and humanity all together.
And for the rest of the article, thank you:) for reminding empathy and kindness should not be left in a corner while we deal with these realities.
You’re way out of line in calling the IDF “blinded by revenge.” They could have bombed Gaza to bits with no warning. The exodus of civilians is hardly ideal but they are being given a chance to save themselves before Hamas is rooted out and destroyed. Hamas, that slaughtered thousands of innocent Israelis and tortured them first, torching babies in front of their parents, raping women before sitting their throats, and slashing a pregnant mother’s belly, yanking out her baby, and killing it while it was still attached by the umbilical cord. Not to mention what they are surely doing to the hostages. A military that is “blinded by revenge” wouldn’t give civilians a chance to peacefully exit beforehand. A retraction is in order here.